While it lacks a definite article, Mandarin makes a principled distinction between unique and
anaphoric definites: unique definites are realized with a bare noun, and anaphoric definites …

This study investigated the interactions between two types of feedback (implicit vs. explicit)
and two aptitude components (language analytic ability and working memory) in second …

This monograph addresses fundamental syntactic issues of classifier constructions, based
on a thorough study of a typical classifier language, Mandarin Chinese. It shows that the …

What is grammar? Why does it exist? What difference, if any, does it make to the
organization of meaning? This book seeks to give principled answers to these questions. Its …

Nominal Arguments in Language Variation investigates nominal arguments in classifier
languages, refuting the long-held claim that classifier languages do not have overt article …

It is controversial whether a classifier (C) or measure word (M) in Chinese forms a
constituent first with Num (numeral) or N in a [Num C/MN] phrase. This paper reviews …

This study investigated the interactions between feedback type, proficiency, and the nature
of the linguistic target in the learning of Chinese as a foreign language. Seventy-eight …

It is common to hypothesize that in classifier and non-classifier languages alike the various
functional heads (determiner/demonstrative, numeral, classifier) each head their own …

This chapter is concerned with the question of whether there is a mass/count distinction in
Chinese nominal phrases. Cheng & Sybesma (1998) claim that there is a mass/count …

This article examines the distribution and interpretation of the bare classifier phrase [Cl+ N]
in three Sinitic languages of Mandarin, Wu and Cantonese. We show that [Cl+ N] can be …